Steady, Alys
Style: Cello cradle

[Verse 1]
Somewhere down the hallway a steady clock is swinging low
Marking every minute with a calm and patient flow
You are held much closer than that pendulum in its case
Nothing in the whole wide house could ever take your place

[Pre-chorus]
Let the ticking carry you where all your worries land
Every little tremor smoothed by one unhurried hand
Close your eyes and drift now, sleep is closer than you think

[Chorus]
Alys, the dark is only quiet wearing down its edge
Nothing here will hurt you, nothing past this window ledge
Alys, you are steady as that swinging in the hall
Loved before you knew it, loved through every fall

[Verse 2]
Somewhere in the stillness something old keeps beating on
Patient as a heartbeat that has never once been gone
You will always matter more than any hour it keeps
Wrapped in something gentler while the whole house sleeps

[Chorus]
Alys, the dark is only quiet wearing down its edge
Nothing here will hurt you, nothing past this window ledge
Alys, you are steady as that swinging in the hall
Loved before you knew it, loved through every fall

[Bridge]
Back and forth, back and forth, so soft it barely seems to move
Somebody near you always has a reason to approve
Rest inside the rhythm, let the night go on and on

[Chorus]
Alys, the dark is only quiet wearing down its edge
Nothing here will hurt you, nothing past this window ledge
Alys, you are steady as that swinging in the hall
Loved before you knew it, loved through every fall

[Outro]
Somewhere down the hallway that old clock is swinging still
Carry on its rhythm to wherever dreams may spill

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